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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 7:35 PM Jul. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH FORK BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY... At 135 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the South Fork burn scar. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen on the South Fork burn scar in 20 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact the Rio Ruidoso. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the South Fork Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the South Fork Burn Scar. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Alto, Glencoe and Hollywood. This includes the following streams and drainages... Eagle Creek, Little Creek, Rio Ruidoso, North Fork Cedar Creek, South Fork Eagle Creek, Bonito, Rio and Cedar Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks, streams and ditches in the South Fork Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters, climb to safety. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
Flood Watch
Issued: 5:47 PM Jul. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central New Mexico, including the following area, South Central Mountains. This includes the Ruidoso area burn scars. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms will develop across the Sacramento Mountains late Monday morning peaking during the early to mid afternoon hours. Storm motion will be extremely slow and erratic. Antecedent wet soils from this weekend's shower and thunderstorm activity along with heavy rainfall rates of up to 3 inches an hour will help to promote the potential for flash flooding and debris flow on the Ruidoso area burn scars. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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